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Patent Inventor Names
Scott A Crawford0
William Vanbrooks Harrison0
C. Geoffrey E Fernald0
Lee F Hartley0
Philip A Segel0
Date of Patent
September 12, 2006
0Patent Application Number
108239620
Date Filed
April 14, 2004
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Patent abstract
An In The Ear (ITE) microphone improves the acoustic response of a Behind The Ear (BTE) Implantable Cochlear Stimulation (ICS) system during telephone use. An acoustic seal provided by holding a telephone earpiece against the ear provides improved coupling of low frequency (up to about 1 KHz) sound waves, sufficient to overcome losses due to the near field acoustic characteristics common to telephones. In a preferred embodiment, the ITE microphone is connected to a removable ear hook of the BTE ICS system by a short bendable stalk.
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